Extending loans

After the maximum loan period, an item can be renewed unless it has been reserved by another user. If you do not renew it, the book must be returned.

You can extend the loan period of borrowed items via:

Loan period

In the catalogue you will find under Request info the conditions for borrowing specific library materials.

The maximum loan period per borrower and material type is as follows:

Catalogue: Request info	Max. loan period	Material type	Borrower
Loanable	27 days	books, documents	ISS staff/students, non-ISS members
Loanable to ISS staff/students, 3 days	3 days	course materials	ISS staff/students
Loanable to ISS staff/students, 3 days	3 days	reference works	ISS staff/students
Loanable to ISS staff/students, 1 week	7 days	DVDs	ISS staff/students
For reference, not for loan, not for copy requests	-	QuickRef	(only for consultation in the library)
For reference, not for loan, not for copy requests	-	reserved readings	(only for consultation in the library)
Loanable to ISS staff/students, 4 months	120 days	CM special	ISS staff/students
Loanable to ISS staff/students, 4 months	120 days	print MDS theses	ISS staff/students
Temporarily unavailable for loan	-	lost	-

Please note: It is not possible to make a renewal if three reminders have been sent for a particular book or if you owe more than € 10.00 fines.